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What are some of the advantages of being the majority party in congress?
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∙ 7y ago
There is no getting around the fact that members of the majority party typically decide the most crucial questions presented to Congress. Furthermore, members of the majority party also primarily control what will be considered by their chambers on a daily basis. In the end, the fact that a member can vote does not really matter as much if he has no control regarding what the questions will be.
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What does majority party of congess mean?
Being the majority party in congress is simply have any number more then half of the whole party. Like the senate for example if there are 51/49 vote the 51 votes are the majority party.
What is the flow of legislative work in congress controlled by?
Majority party
The standing committees of each house are controlled by who?
The majority party controls the standing committees in each house of congress. The U.S. Congress includes the United States House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
Majority party in Congress for 2010?
republicans
Is it possible for the party of the president and the majority party of the congress to be different parties?
Yes, but the majority party (not of congress- just what is considered the majority party according to laws) is determined by the executive branch aka the president.The most recent example, while Bush was still in office the democrats took control of Congress, but the majority party of the country was still considered Republican. Currently our President (Obama) as well as the majority of Congress are Democrat but if at their next election Congress shifts to a majority of Republicans the country's majority party would still be considered the Democrats, because of the presidentAdded: The initial answer is incorrect. The majority party in Congress is ALWAYS the numerically superior party, regardless of WHO the President is. The President has nothing whatsoever to do with naming the majority party, the voters decide who it will be by putting more members of one party in office, rather than the other.
Who is minority in the house?
The democrats are the majority party in the senate and the house. The democrats are majority party in the congress of 2007.
Which party is the majority party in congress 2010?
The US House of Representatives is controlled by the Democratic party. The Democrats out number the Republicans by a count of 233 to 202.
Who controls the committees in congress?
The majority partyMajority party
How does referral power give Majority party in congress important way to control?
Referral power gives the majority party in Congress an important wat to control legislation.
What are powers the president has to get congress to do what he wants?
This all depends on the Congress and the President. If the president's party has the majority in Congress, he generally works with the majority leaders to get his agenda through Congress. If the president's party is the minority party in Congress, he uses two tools: obstructionism from the minority leadership (the filibuster, and loading up bills with things the majority hates in an attempt to get them tabled), and the veto.
What is the party that holds the most seats in congress called?
That is called the majority party.
The floor leader of the party that controls Congress is called the?
The Majority Leader is the floor leader of the party that controls Congress. There is one for each house of Congress.
